Tumpat District

Tumpat is a town, a district (jajahan) and parliamentary constituency in northern Kelantan, Malaysia, at the mouth of Kelantan River.
Tumpat is situated at the end of the East Coast Line railway line operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu which links Kelantan to the southern and western part of Peninsular Malaysia. This strategic location makes it a transportation hub of Kelantan. Tumpat town is approximately 15 km from the state capital, Kota Bharu.

History

Tumpat district was established on 1 January 1949, detaching from Kota Bharu metropolitan area.

Geography

Tumpat is the northernmost constituency in Kelantan, bordering Thailand across the Golok River to the west, Kota Bharu across the Kelantan River to the east, and Pasir Mas to the south, and the Thai district of Tak Bai to the west.

Demographics

Tumpat has a population about 152,168, with the majority being the Malays with significant Siamese, Indian and Chinese population.
Generally in Kelantan, the populations of Malaysian Indians are low but Tumpat is known to be the area where most Indians reside in Kelantan. During any Indian festivals, Indians around Kelantan gather there for community celebration events like Ponggal, Thaipusam & Deepavali.
Ranking Population of Jajahan Tumpat:

Rank	Daerah/Mukim	Population 2000
1	Wakaf Bharu	29,902
2	Pengkalan Kubur	20,642
3	Tumpat	19,896
4	Sungai Pinang	16,622
5	Terbak	16,096
6	Kebakat	14,663
7	Jalan Besar	12,595
8	Palekbang
9	Kelaboran
10	Kampung Laut
11	Kok Keli
12	Berangan
13	Bunohan
14	Geting
15	Morak
16	Pasir Pekan

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of LMS district representatives in the Federal Parliament

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P19	Tumpat	Mumtaz Md. Nawi	Perikatan Nasional

List of LMS district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Kelantan [State Legislative Assembly|Kelantan]

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P19	N01	Pengkalan Kubor	Wan Roslan Wan Hamat	Perikatan Nasional
P19	N02	Kelaboran	Mohd Adanan Hassan	Perikatan Nasional
P19	N03	Pasir Pekan	Ahmad Yakob	Perikatan Nasional
P19	N04	Wakaf Bharu	Mohd Rusli Abdullah	Perikatan Nasional

Tourist attractions

Wat Machimmaram
Wat Phothivihan
Pantai Sri Tujuh
Pantai Suri
Pantai Geting
Pasar Sumayyah
Pata Ndo
Pusat Bebas Cukai P.Kubor
Makam Tok Janggut
Muzium Wau
Suluk Tok Selehor
Masjid Kg Laut, Laman Warisan
Masjid Ar Rahman Kubang Batang

Villages

Transportation

Public transport

Tumpat is perhaps famous for being the northern terminal of the KTM East Coast Line, which began in Gemas in Negeri Sembilan. Bus options to Kota Bharu and Kuala Terengganu are available.

Car

The main federal highway serving Tumpat constituency is Federal Route 134, going from downtown Kota Bharu, crossing the Kelantan River and terminating at Pengkalan Kubur. The main roads serving downtown Tumpat are Kelantan state routes and.

Climate

Tumpat has a tropical rainforest climate with moderate rainfall from February to April and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.